The president is expected to address critical security challenges in the region and make significant investment announcements.
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia—President Donald Trump will visit the Middle East from May 13 to 16, with scheduled stops in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. The trip marks his first major foreign trip of his second term, following a recent visit to the Vatican for Pope Francis’s funeral two weeks ago.
Trump is expected to announce a series of major investment deals aimed at attracting Gulf money into key U.S. sectors such as defense, technology, and artificial intelligence (AI). His meetings will also focus on pressing regional issues, including the war between Israel and the Hamas terrorist group and ongoing nuclear talks with Iran.
Trump’s first destination is Riyadh, where Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is expected to welcome him with a lavish ceremony, similar to the one during his visit in his first term, which stood in sharp contrast to the cold greeting President Joe Biden received in 2022, when bin Salman merely offered a fist bump.
As in his first term, Trump chose to go to the Middle East first, but unlike eight years ago, Israel…
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